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A summary of what I have been doing to transform my shop over the last two months. This is part 1, there will be a part 2 when most of the changes are complete.

I finished my dining room cabinet and got some new toys for the shop.

A quick recap, and be sure to check out the Tea Boxes in the Projects section of the site.

A little background on my introduction to power tools.

My first time trying to create a kumiko pattern. This one is called asanoha.

Slowly but surely I have been making progress on my little boxes with the patterned plywood tops and bottoms. It is December 23 and I took the day off. 4 days in a row I can work in the shop. I managed to get the boards for the box sides milled to size. I cutContinue reading “Something isn’t right”

I set about to make my first project with baltic birch plywood, and it did not go according to plan.

So today I encountered a new challenge. The recessed handle on my dishwasher essentially snapped off. It’s all plastic. How exciting. A bit of internet sleuthing suggests that a replacement part, also plastic, can be sourced so I don’t need a new dishwasher. I just can’t easily open it. More importantly, my kids can’t openContinue reading “Problem Solved, for now…”

I wanted to try my hand at making something that included patterned plywood. Before jumping in with both feet, I decided to make a prototype. Well, two of them actually.

A quick post to let you know about my latest build. A mobile base for my bandsaw. The full story is in the Projects section of the website.